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Re: Police 800 photo album

Post by hotfuzz87 » Thu Apr 19, 2012 12:25 pm

there ya go mark lol

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Post by mjc9967 » Fri Apr 20, 2012 12:41 pm

Nice one
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Post by edus-827 » Wed May 23, 2012 7:51 pm

all of them were 827 AT? the engine was tuned?
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Post by hotfuzz87 » Wed May 23, 2012 8:11 pm

Not as far as I know, just big standard 827 Auto's :)
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Post by TDHFastback » Sun Jun 10, 2012 9:23 pm

Instead of a toy why not have the real thing 8)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/140765863664? ... 1423.l2649

Been listed three times. price has dropped to £2000. If I had the space ........ oh if I had the space:roll:

Our 827s were standered engine wise. No turbos, tuning or superchargers (unfortunately).On the face lifted ones there were Vitesse wheels and stiffer lower suspension but that was it. Still went like sewage off a garden implament though. Great fun.

Then the Omega arrived :x :x :x :(

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ps got a strathclyde Police corgi saloon on the dash of my SE. How sad is that :D

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Post by Nuts4my827 » Thu Jun 14, 2012 10:44 am

Kate, can you feel a difference between Police and normal 827's????

My mate bought an Ex Police R.A.R. Sierra. That was 'breathed on' quite nicely
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Post by TDHFastback » Thu Jun 14, 2012 10:06 pm

Can't really say Phil as all my private 800s have either been 2.0ltr or KV6s. The only 827s I've driven are police ones. If I had to make a guess I'd say it would be a cross between the ride of a 2.0ltr Vitesse Turbo (which I have driven) with the power of an 827.

Loaded to the gunnels with fire extinguishers,cones,signs,shovels.stick lights,tow ropes and Macdonalds wrappers they tended to sit low at the back. When you floored it to go from a down slip onto a Motorway after some miscreant the nose seemed to come up,there would be a momentary pause and then warp drive. Fantastic.
I never tired of that experience. Nothing else but an 800 delievrs that sort of rush esp with the nee narrs on. :wink:

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Post by marcushull » Sat Aug 18, 2012 10:50 pm

spotted on A Touch Of frost last week

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Re: Police 800 photo album

Post by DLR » Thu Jul 25, 2013 6:39 pm

Whilst clearing out a cupboard last weekend, we stumbled across some old photo albums. In one of them was this picture of a convoy through Swindon when STFC won something (somewhere, somewhen, wasn't that bothered about the footy info tbh :P ). Anyway, the police escort was this:

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(Sorry for the poor quality - was a photo of a photo as the scanner is broke)

DVLA says the date of liability was 28/03/1995, so was around for just 4 years..?

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Post by hotfuzz87 » Sat Jul 27, 2013 9:13 pm

Been a long time coming but heres a few snaps from Pride of Longbridge this year, I was lucky enough to be able to take the jobs 827 and was chosen to lead the Cowley Convoy, what a car! loved every second of it

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Trying to get up to the front of the convoy after an unexpected toilet break and making 'good progress'…

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Giving the old girl a bath at the end of a long weekend..

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1987 Rover 820 Si Shantung gold

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Post by hotfuzz87 » Sat Jul 27, 2013 9:43 pm

Not strictly 800 related but also took the SD1 to the Oxford Centenary earlier this year too, would you believe it, on the way there I came across an overturned vehicle. So the SD1 was put into action once more, luckily i had the foresight to bring my personal radio with me so was able to summon help directly. I helped the driver and passenger out the vehicle. They got a shock seeing the SD1 and me wearing my tunic and period uniform lol funnily enough, Surrey police didn't think it weird that a Met PC in period uniform driving a 1983 car was on their patch dealing with an RTC. They just wanted their pic taken with it lol ended up being a good day and the car even got the mayor of Oxford's approval. enjoy!

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Finally made it to Cowley..

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1987 Rover 820E white diamond
Previous 800's…
1998 Rover 820 Sterling fastback
1997 Rover 825 Sterling KV6 saloon BRG
1995 Rover 827i Nightfire
1991 Rover 820 Turbo 16v saloon Nightfire
1987 Rover 820 Si Shantung gold

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Re: Police 800 photo album

Post by vito » Sat Jul 27, 2013 10:27 pm

Am I missing something, I thought all ex emergency vehicles had to be debadged/lights covered whilst on public highways ?
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Re: Police 800 photo album

Post by hotfuzz87 » Sat Jul 27, 2013 10:35 pm

I am a serving police officer with the Met, Both the 827 and SD1 belong to the Metropolitan Police and are still part of the historic fleet. They both have fleet numbers and log books just like any other operational police vehicle, they can only be driven by police officers with the appropriate driving qualifications. Therefore theres no requirement of me to cover lights or debadge the vehicles. I'm not impersonating a police officer by driving them on the public road because I am a police officer lol hence the above photos.
1987 Rover 820E white diamond
Previous 800's…
1998 Rover 820 Sterling fastback
1997 Rover 825 Sterling KV6 saloon BRG
1995 Rover 827i Nightfire
1991 Rover 820 Turbo 16v saloon Nightfire
1987 Rover 820 Si Shantung gold

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Post by vito » Sat Jul 27, 2013 11:08 pm

Aaah, just going off the PVEC site, is it different for a private individual then buying an ex cop car registered in his/her own name, only asking as I looked into buying an ex Met red Diplo car some time ago for shows and event sand the restrictions and warnings regarding 'real' cops taking a dim view, terrorism acivity regarding impersonation etc put me right off ...........
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Post by deano » Sun Jul 28, 2013 12:11 am

Best not mention Bent MOT`s on here then.... lol
1993 Rover 827 SLI Fastback Mk2
1999 Rover 825 Sterling Saloon Mk2 (HGF)
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